XM Satellite Traffic Expands to Nine New Cities | GPS Lodge.com

M Satellite Radio,announced that XM NavTraffic, the first nationwide satellite traffic information service for GPS navigation systems, will add nine U.S. metro markets in the first quarter of 2006. This addition brings the total number of markets covered by XM NavTraffic to 31. XM NavTraffic currently delivers real-time traffic information for drivers in 22 markets from New York to Los Angeles. The award-winning technology was also recently selected as a 2005 "Best Consumer Vehicle Application" by the leading telematics industry organization Telematics Update.


During the first quarter, the XM NavTraffic service, powered by NAVTEQ Traffic, will continue its national expansion with debuts in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver-Boulder, Milwaukee-Racine, Portland, Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Sacramento, San Antonio and Wilmington, DE.

So, if you have a Garmin model with the XM Satellite traffic feature, now you have nine new cities to get traffic feeds in.

In addition to the nine new markets debuting in the first quarter of 2006, XM NavTraffic is currently available in the following 22 markets: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco/Oakland, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington DC.

For more details about the XM NavTraffic service please visit http://www.XMNavTraffic.com.

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